MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Beautiful Frame for House Created by Proper Planting
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. 1963
i ou can make and nim
Eardcn that's a beautiful
frame for your home with a
little patience, a lot of enthu
s.am and these few pointers.
Don't plant too deep. Small
flower or vegetable seeds
only need to be covered.
When receding bare patches
in your lawn, loosen two
inches of soil fertilize and sow.
Too much fertilizer is
much worse than using too
little, so follow directions on
the package of a reliable man-1 as fast as the ground can ab- they won't chip when
ufacturer. sorb it. nit a rock and hard, so
Overwatering washes nutri-i Set Mower thai when the blades are
cms out of the soil and helos 1 Mow vour lawn, but don't 1 sharpened, they will stay
spread fungi. Let your turf j "scalp- it. Set your mower I sharP io. a lo"S Ume Once
drvalmAittiK...iii.HM.int . . h.ii inMw hiniv year have the blades rc-
between waterings, and then mow whenever the grass gei
soak it to a depth of six ; over two inches. If mower
inches. You might consider blades get dull, they'll split
a corrosion resistant galvan-the grass tops, causing them
ized steel sprinkler, which to turn brown. The blades
will give you many years of should be made of high car
service. Its great advantage bon or alloy steel which
is that it furnishes water only makes them rugged so
moved, ground and balanced.
Buy good garden tools so
they won't have to be replac
ed periodically. Steel tools
are lightweight, easily - ma
nipulated, and give long, de
pendable service. A good ba
sic tool set includes a spade
or shovel, spading fork, rake.
they I hoe, cultivator, shears, trow
el, sprayer or duster for
plant leaves, water can, cords
and stakes for vines, and a
heavy and light pair of gloves.
Never leave lawn and gar
den tools outdoors. If you
don't have a definite storage
space for the smaller items,
put up a convenient steel
cabinet to store them out of
the way. Be sure to wash tutd
dry your tools after using
them . . . They'll look better
and last longer.
Weeds and insects control
should start before their in
vasion. All-purpose sprays and
dusts will control most flow
er and vegetable diseases and
insects if applied early and
according to directions.
When a family finds itself
lacking enough space around
the house for its normal ac
tivities, there are jus: two
answers. One is to move to
a bigger house and th oth
er is to find more space in
the present home.
VISTA An outdoor living room, planned
for cunuui i, color, a.iu beauty, creates a
lovely vista of flowers, shrubs, lawn and
trees. Careful blending of harmonious col
ors and textures result in a wonderfully
pleasant background for better living, says
the American Association of Nurserymen.
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Plant With a Purpose
Enjoy Garden Living
Land-scape your house and to the sides and rear. These
with definite ideas m . plantings should also fit into
Plant with a purpose: ' your overall design.
OVES-Play it safe
in the garden! Wear protec
tive gloves to avoid scratches,
thorns, contact with poison
Ivy or noxious sprays. After
gardening always wash with
a germicidal soap to reduce
the possibility of infection.
New Refrigerator In
Old House Planning
There's a right place and
plenty of space for every
kind of food in a modern elec
tric refrigerator - freezer. A
1963 model can provide far
more food storage space than
an older unit without occu
pying any more floor area.
Thin Design
Thinner, more efficient in
ulatiun and better engineer
ing are responsible for adding
cubic footage inside the new
electric refrigerator - freezers
without gobbling up valuable
kitchen floor space. Thinner
walls, squared - off corners.
and doors that open within
the width of the new units all
contribute to their "space
age" qualities.
Freezer sections in which
frost never forms mean more
food storage space, too.
Today's electric refrigera
tor - freezers all have a sleek,
built-in look with a decided
contemporary flavor. Kits are
also available with some mod
els lor an actual built-in instal
lation.
yard
mind
trees for shade, screens, or ac
cents of color and form;
shrubs and evergreens to en
hance the architectural lines
of the house.
Gardens and shrub borders
should be planned and not
scattered hit or miss about the
property. Notice other houses
you pass by. Some will have a
quiet charm, others stand out
disturbingly. The architecture
mfty be equally good, but
plants and the manner in
which they are used make the
difference.
Difficult
It is more difficult to plant
the contemporary house with
its long low lines, than the
conventional house. Do not
destroy the lines your archi
tect has created, or chop up
the house into bits and sec
tions by overuse of conical
evergreens.
Keep planting under long
picture windows low, and con
form to the lines of the house
by using low material such as
ground covers.
To add height and softness
place a flowering tree a few
feet from the, house, not
against It, Large windowlcss
areas may need to be broken
up by an individual plant or
grouping of plants.
Get Quality
The first step in planning
and planting your home is to
locate a source of first class
plant material. Buy at reput
able nurseries where you
know plants are properly dug,
correctly labelled, and free
from disease. Trained nursery
men know the facts concern
ing season and type of bloom,
and the hardiness and fitness
of their plant material.
From them, and from cata
logs and books, learn all you
can about the plants which
appeal to you. Ultimate size,
hardiness, and growth habits
arc of the utmost importance
Fun in the Sun Stirs
Interest in Planting
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Trees First
Budget your planting by
putting in shade and flower
ing trees first, followed by
other slower growing ma
terial. Trees, more than any
other part of your planting,
will make your house look as
though it belonged. Start out
with at least ten to 15-fect
shade trees, for even these
will give you little enough
shade. Purehasc flowering
trees in smaller sizes, if de
sired, but for immediate ef
fect they should be six to
eight feet tall.
Nurserymen will recom
mend and demonstrate plants
to fit the geometric outlines
you have selected. Take care
with your design and come
out with very attractive land
scaping for your home.
Remodel Kitchen,
Get Better Price
Changing an old-fashioned
kitchen into an attractive, ef
ficient home-making center
will make an older home a
far plcasanter place in which
to live, work and entertain. It
will also increase the tcshIc
value of the house if the lime
should come to move.
Remodeling the kitchen will
make it possible to Install
a built in electric range,
which gives a distinctly con
temporary look while saving
the homemakcr the anguish
of watching, probing, and
guessing that goes with cook
ing on an out-of-date stove.
Wide Choice
The variety of automatic
electric built-in cooking units
available today gives a wide
choice of kitchen arrange
ment. The baking center can
be separated from the surface-
cooking area, and extra sur
face units can be built into t
A great new era of robust
indoor - outdoor living will
contribute more physical fit
ness and family pleasure
through gardening, is predict
ed by the American Associa
tion of Nurserymen.
The indoor outdoor living
concept has grown steadily in
the past decade, but it is ex
pected to grow far more rap
idly in the next few years.
Total sales of trees and shrubs
have hit a new peak every
year for the past 15 years
and still arc increasing. Mere
indoor - outdoor living today
is getting more people out
doors with healthful results.
End Drabness
Expert planting and land
scaping will bring an end to
the drabness of much present-day
housing, in which the
land is not conserved with
"anv
type
Don't spend all your time I snack section for teen-age re-
and money along the front of frig era tor raids and grown-up
the house. Carry your plan 'guest nights.
Pian Before You
Start on Project
Before you tackle any
bltious", professional
project for home improve
ment, be sure you have the
proper know-how and equip
ment. Then, make a complete lay
out before you start, think it
out-in detail on paper befure
you gel under way.
Also, be sure the materials
arc available and fully satis
factory or adequate.
Sor e Pitfalli
Some of the pitfalls to be
avoid are these:
Be sure you put appliances
where they are accessible;
and similary, make certain
that your completed project
will not render some already
installed appliance valueless.
A heater in the wronp lo
cation is worthless-; a fire
place improperly designed
may not work; a floor that
isn't built right will be "boun
cy."
When you're buying appli
ances, electrical goods, wir
ing, etc., be sure they meet
legal requirements. Salcmen's
advice is not be relied on and
illegal equipment is sold in
unethical stores.
Check City
For your own peace of
mind, it is well to check with
the city inspector on such
equipment.
Never conceal work requir
ing inspection and never put
any appliance, wiring, plumb
ing, etc.. Into use until the
job is approved by the city
inspector.
These men want to help
people who do their own
work and will give advice
and instructions.
designed - for living plant
ings. "This new indoor outdoor
living will make home life
so rich and attractive that
people will spend much more
of their incomes on their
home properties rather than
spending on things that take
them away from home, often
without any lasting benefits,"
the nursery group states.
'To maintain housing val
ues, to prevent the ruinous
waste of some housing de
velopments which degenerate
into slums in 10 or 12 years,
housing must be planned so
the whole residential area,
including the land, will re
main beautiful and well-preserved
for the longest possi
ble time. When the land is
not improved for living by
proper planning and plant
ing, home values depreciate
at much faster rates. The in
door - outdoor concept con
serves the land as well as
the house and uses both for
wholesome living.
Conserve Land
"11 is, however, more than
increasing property values,"
the association adds, "it is full
realization that we cannot
continue to move to new
housing developments forever
there is not enough land
available. Now Is the time
when wc must conserve all
lands, especially in and sur
rounding urban areas.
"Much can be accomplished
by planning housing for more
permanent values and better
living," it is stated. "The Indoor-outdoor
idea helps great
ly in accomplishing this. More
over, it is the most satisfying
and healthful way to live
for practically everyone, with
more wholesome family fun,
as well as more physical fit
ness through the gardening
effort, which, the association
concludes, 'does more for the
gardener than it does for the
plants.' "
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